Corset-cover.



R. GROSS,

CORSET COVER! APPLICATION FILED MAR. I. 1917.

L23?,8%, Patented Aug. 21,1917.

WITNESSES IN VEIV TOR Gras W ATTORNEYS ED l CORSET-COVER.

To on whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, Rosa GROSS, a subject of the King of Great Britain,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCorset-Cover, of which the following .is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention. relates to corset covers,

chemises, brassieres, dress and waist linings,

etc, and hasto deal particularly with means p the extensions are keptclosely confined to the arms 1n all positions without, however, beinguncomfortable or restraining from free movement.

Another object of the invention is the provision of armpit concealingextensions which, together with the top edges of the garment, are edgedwith a strip of heading 1 through which a draw string can pass, wherebythe drawing together of the garment around the body will automaticallyadjust the extensions to the arms.

With such objects in view, and otherswhich will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be set forth withparticularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of theinvention and wherein similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, Figure 1 is a front perspectiveview of the garment shown as a corset cover in applied position;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the garment shown on the figure;and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary PGI'SPGCUVQVIGW of the garment detached.

Referring to the drawing, A designates the body of the garment which isformed at Specification of Letters Patent.

armpit concealing Patented Aug.21, i917.

Application filed. March 1, 1917. Seria1No. 151,761.

opposite sides with armpit concealing ex tensions 1 which are of suchlength as to extend under thearms two or three inches from the center ofthe armpit, and the width of the extensions is such that only the innerside ofethe arm will be covered. A loopor strap 2 extends from'the frontedge 3 to the back edge 4 of each extension, and this loop passes overthe outside of the arm, whereby the extensions will be "held in properposition. The body portion of the garment can be held in proper positionby shoulder straps 5. Any desired number or arrangement of arm orshoulder straps may be employed. lhe top edge of the body of the garmentis provided with a strip of beading 6 which is continued along the edgesof the armpit concealing extensions 1 and through this continuousbeading is run a draw string 7. When the garment is adjusted the endsare buttoned together in the usual manner, and then the draw string 7 ispulled so as to gather the top portion of the garment snugly around thebody, and by thus pulling the ends of the draw string the extensionswill be adjusted snugly to the arms. In other words, the openings formedby the arm straps 2 and extensions 1 can be contracted to the girth ofthe arms, whereby the extensions will be held in contact with the undersides of the arms and thereby prevent exposing of the armpits.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while I have described the principle of operation,together with the article which I now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, I desire to have it understood that the article shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A garment of the class described comprising a shoulderless body andformed with armpit concealing extensions having front and rear edges incontinuation of the front and rear edges of the body, shoulder-embracingmeans connected with the front and rear of the body, arm-embracing meansconnected.

with the said extensions, and draw means extensions, and a draw stringpassing. along the top edge of the body at the front and along thefront, rear, and end edges of the said extensions, whereby the drawingofthe strings will gather the garment around the body of the wearer andthe extensions around the arms,

I 3. A garment of the class describedcomprising a body having armpitconcealing extensions, said extensions covering the inner or under sideof the arms, shoulder straps connected with the body at points inwardlyfrom the extensions, arm "st-raps connected with the extensions andextending around the outside of the arms, and means on the extensionsand cooperating with the arm straps for gathering the same close to theand along the edges of the extensions and across the back of the body,and a draw string extending continuously through the beading.

Rosa enoss.

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